San Francisco Jolted Awake By Magnitude 4.4 Earthquake

Bay Area residents were jolted awake early Thursday morning when a 4.4 magnitude earthquake centered on the Hayward fault near the UC-Berkeley struck, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The USGS initially registered it as a 4.7 magnitude quake, downgraded it quickly to a 4.5 and then at 3:28 a.m. downgraded it again to a 4.4

The quake struck at struck at 2:39 a.m. and was felt throughout the East Bay, North Bay and San Francisco. The USGS website said people reported feeling the quake 40 miles (64 kilometers) south in San Jose.

While many were jolted out of their beds, there was no preliminary reports of damage. Predictably, residents immediately took to social media to describe their emotional state: